Readiness Toolkit
**The Readiness Toolkit is currently undergoing revisions and updates. Please expect to see a complete toolkit update by the end of April 2020, however prior content will remain available for use in the interim.
For a brief overview of the toolkit, check out this Pediatric Readiness video series created by Marianne Gausche-Hill, MD, FACEP, FAAP and Noah Wiley.
Date Uploaded: February 25th, 2019
The Pediatric Readiness Resource Toolkit is designed to help your emergency department (ED) understand the Pediatric Readiness assessment score and support your use of the assessment to successfully improve the care of children in your ED. Created by the former Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) National Resource Center and the Pediatric Readiness Resource Development Working Group, this toolkit is available for all EDs to use free of charge.
The toolkit focuses on the main areas of ED readiness to care for children (the Pediatric Readiness Project's key assessment areas) and can be used by a variety of individuals, including emergency physicians and nurses, ED directors, quality or performance improvement directors, clinical nurse educators, hospital administrators, and state EMS directors.
Equipment, Supplies, and Medications for the Care of Pediatric Patients in the ED
This section contains a checklist of all the pediatric equipment, supplies, and medications necessary to care for children of all ages and sizes.
Administration and Coordination of the ED for the Care of Children
This section contains resources regarding the qualifications and responsibilities for the physician coordinator and nursing coordinator staffing your emergency department (ED).
Library
This section includes additional resources the Pediatric Readiness Resource Development Working Group thought would be valuable to hospitals working towards improving pediatric emergency care.
Improving Pediatric Patient Safety in the ED
This section contains resources regarding the delivery of pediatric care in your emergency department that reflects an awareness of unique pediatric patient safety concerns.
Physicians, Nurses, and Other Health Care Providers Who Staff the ED
This section contains resources regarding the necessary skills, knowledge, and training in emergency evaluation and treatment of children of all ages among staff in your emergency department (ED).
Policies, Procedures, and Protocols for the ED
The sample policies in this section are based on actual policies currently in use in emergency departments around the country.
QI/PI in the ED
This section contains resources regarding the integration of pediatric patient care-review processes into the Quality Improvement (QI)/Performance Improvement (PI) plan of your emergency department (ED).
